2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-10-24UTC09:35:55+00:002017-10-23Commissioned as an operetta, La rondine became a true opera instead, and was presented in 1917 in Montecarlo at the high point of WW1.La rondine: a flimsy work in pastel colours in Florenceen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rondine-krief-bakanova-desole-maggio-musicale-florence-october-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRenato Vergahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22768https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22768https://bachtrack.com/files/46433-renato-verga.jpgRenato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.https://bachtrack.com/files/70068-la-rondine--prima---35------michele-borzoni---terraproject---contrasto-resized.jpg510340Ekaterina Bakanova (Magda)Michele Borzoni | Terraproject2017-Oct-17, Opera di Firenze/Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino: La rondinehttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/opera-di-firenzeteatro-del-maggio-musicale-fiorentino/la-rondine/17-october-2017/20-002017-10-172017-10-25Opera di Firenze/Teatro del Maggio Musicale FiorentinoFlorenceTuscanyItaly50144Opera di Firenze,Piazzale Vittori Gui 1,Firenze43.7780768371029911.236007502302527http://www.operadifirenze.it/events/la-rondine-2/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/45052-opera-di-firenze-logo.jpg3

2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-09UTC16:08:03+00:002017-01-09Metastasio's Didone abbandonata has been set to music at least sixty times. Florence revives a version by Leonardo Vinci composed in 1726.Dido left stranded by the director in Florenceen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-vinci-didone-abbandonata-teatro-goldoni-florence-january-2017Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngRenato Vergahttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22768https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22768https://bachtrack.com/files/46433-renato-verga.jpgRenato graduated from Turin University in Physics. He has always had a particular passion for music and the stage. A former member of a choir, he was raised in the musical milieu influenced by the eminent Italian musicologist Massimo Mila. In 2014, Renato started his own blog, which now has 1000 posts.https://bachtrack.com/files/51001-myimage.jpg510340Roberta Mameli (Didone)Simone Donati | TerraProject2017-Jan-08, Teatro Goldoni: Didone abbandonatahttps://bachtrack.com/opera-listing/teatro-goldoni/didone-abbandonata/08-january-2017/15-302017-01-082017-01-12Teatro GoldoniFlorenceTuscanyItaly50125Via Santa Maria, 15,50125 Firenze43.764658511.245228300000008http://www.operadifirenze.it/events/didone-abbandonata/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/45052-opera-di-firenze-logo.jpg2

2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2017-01-03UTC15:23:41+00:002016-12-30Principals Anbeta Toromani and Alessandro Macario shine in an otherwise underwhelming production.A Nutcracker cracking at the seams in Florenceen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-nutcracker-teatro-verdi-florence-december-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngAlessandra Tribottihttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22327https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/22327https://bachtrack.com/files/62764-img-2987--1-.jpgAlessandra is an International Relations and Human Rights graduate, who aims to pursue a career in Human Rights Law and research. Classically trained in ballet, she is also a devoted balletomane with a passion that pushed her to overcome knee issues and sees her back at the barre as an adult. She recently decided to combine her love for dance with her passion for writing, so as to be able to convey her feelings and impressions on the most diverse facets, styles and languages of the terpsichorean art.https://bachtrack.com/files/50805-schiaccianoci-cor--amedeo-amodio--yasuko-kageyama-opera-di-roma2014-15-2414.jpg510350Yasuko Kageyama | Opera di Roma2016-Dec-22, Teatro Verdi: Lo schiaccianoci (The Nutcracker)https://bachtrack.com/dance-listing/teatro-verdi-3887/lo-schiaccianoci-the-nutcracker/22-december-2016/20-452016-12-222016-12-22Teatro VerdiFlorenceTuscanyItaly50122Via Ghibellina, 99/R43.770173411.26197972

2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.png2016-10-17UTC23:35:29+00:002016-09-30In a staging new to Florence, the action is often merely a set of friezes, singers immobilised on a pair of moving plinths. Musical statues: Impressive singing in Ronconi's static Semiramide in Florenceen_GBtruehttps://bachtrack.com/review-rossini-semiramide-ronconi-pratt-santafe-palazzi-opera-firenze-maggio-musicale-september-2016Bachtrack Ltdhttps://bachtrack.com/themes/bachtrack2013/mastheadlogo.pngMark Pullingerhttps://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/22/270/list-published/15668https://bachtrack.com/files/218-1097_4423_markpullinger.jpgMark is one of Bachtrack’s editors and Chair of the Music Section of The Critics' Circle. An experienced opera critic, with a passion for Verdi, he can often be found propping up a standing place at the ROH. He also reviews concerts and dance, with a particular love for Russian and French repertoire. Mark contributes to Gramophone and Opera magazines and blogs at Beckmesser's Quill. https://bachtrack.com/files/46543-jessica-pratt-in-e-silvia-tro-santafe--arsace--semiramide---simone-donati---terraproject---contrasto--50--resized.jpg510340Jessica Pratt (Semiramide) and Silvia Tro Santafé (Arsace)Simone Donati | TerraProject2016-Sep-27, Opera di Firenze/Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino: Semiramidehttps://bachtrack.com/listing-rossini-semiramide-ronconi-pratt-santafe-palazzi-opera-firenze-maggio-musicale-september-20162016-09-272016-10-04Opera di Firenze/Teatro del Maggio Musicale FiorentinoFlorenceTuscanyItaly50144Opera di Firenze,Piazzale Vittori Gui 1,Firenze43.7780768371029911.236007502302527http://www.operadifirenze.it/events/semiramide/?utm_medium=display&utm_source=bachtrack.comhttps://bachtrack.com/files/45052-opera-di-firenze-logo.jpg3